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3232Donald Trump Says He Could Shoot Somebody And Still Not Lose Voteshttp://injustice.in/america/2016/01/23/donald-trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-still-not-lose-votes/
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:34:15 +0000http://injustice.in/?p=1378With less than two weeks until voters from Iowa select the GOP nominee, Donald Trump still remains overly confident that he will emerge victorious. So confident, in fact, the GOP frontrunner says his supporters would remain loyal even if he committed a capital offense. Via NPR: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue …

]]>With less than two weeks until voters from Iowa select the GOP nominee, Donald Trump still remains overly confident that he will emerge victorious. So confident, in fact, the GOP frontrunner says his supporters would remain loyal even if he committed a capital offense.

“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” Trump remarked at a campaign stop at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. “It’s, like, incredible.”

The businessman, whose Trump Tower stands on the major Manhattan thoroughfare, cracked the joke Saturday to a receptive audience at the Christian college.

Reached by CNN immediately after the event, Trump declined to clarify the statement.

Just left Sioux Center, Iowa. My speech was very well received. Truly great people! Packed house- overflow!

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Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:43:35 +0000http://injustice.in/?p=980Time and again, we’ve heard prominent members of the GOP make racially charged comments when discussing crime, gun violence, immigration, and social policies. We roll our eyes, we laugh, we look the other way, or most typically, we subvert a combination of all three. It’s the GOP’s awkward elephant (pun intended) in the room, that …

]]>Time and again, we’ve heard prominent members of the GOP make racially charged comments when discussing crime, gun violence, immigration, and social policies. We roll our eyes, we laugh, we look the other way, or most typically, we subvert a combination of all three.

It’s the GOP’s awkward elephant (pun intended) in the room, that a substantial part of their (primarily white) voter base harbors racist and prejudicial ideologies. Collin Powell recognized its veritable presence, as did Condoleeza Rice, and frankly, one would think that the resounding victories by Obama in 2008 and 2012 would prove to the GOP that they must reform their messages, missions, and policies to be more inclusive if they hope to thrive in a changing America.

One would think.

Credit: Associated Press

So why is the racist, xenophobic, and prejudicial rhetoric from the GOP getting intensified in this critical election year?

That was one of the recommendations Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) had for President Barack Obama in a memo Wednesday on gun violence that he posted to Facebook.

Wrote Mica: “Conduct town hall meetings, not on CNN, but rather with young thugs in homicide-prone cities like Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit and New Orleans … ”

These are the words many members of the modern GOP use to impress “their base.” That the words aren’t even surprising or big news is telling. This talk from some Republican politicians is becoming standard. And it’s hard to believe that this is any sort of an attempt to have a useful conversation on race or anything else.

Who was Mica talking to? He was talking to his constituents in Florida. Next year, Mica’s district will be more Hispanic, yet this is his GOP messaging as Hispanics gain political power and influence. But Mica, 72, is old. He’s been in Congress for 23 years. Perhaps he can’t (or won’t) adjust to changing demographics.